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James C. (Jim) Pickles, CPA, FCA
Jim held numerous leadership roles in KPMG’s
Vancouver practice areas, including Financial
Institutions, Real Estate and Services, Transportation, Chinese Business, and subsequently the
entire Asia-Pacific group. Jim also contributed
as chief marketing officer of KPMG Canada,
and was a key member of the local and national
Management Committee. He retired as an audit partner in 2013.
Jim had primary responsibility for the audits of some of Western
Canada’s largest financial institutions, including HSBC Bank Canada,
Vancity Credit Union, and Canadian Western Bank. He was also a
member of KPMG’s Global Marketing & Communications Steering
Committee.
In the profession, Jim spoke and taught at KPMG, spoke on the
financial institutions industry, was a subject matter expert for
KPMG’s transportation publication, trained staff on IFRS, and spoke
on Hong Kong and Canada business matters. He was also a director
of the Hong Kong–Canada Business Association in Vancouver.
In the community, Jim served on the board of Science World during
a $37-million renovation, and served on the boards of the Vancouver
Playhouse Theatre Company, Endeavour Society, Canadian Craft
Museum, the Collingwood School Foundation, and Collingwood
School.
Betty Ann Shiels, CPA, FCA
Betty Ann has been a partner at Deloitte LLP in
Prince George since 2005, working her way up
from a summer student all the way to partner in
the company’s Assurance and Advisory group.
Betty Ann proposed unique solutions for her
medium to large-sized lumber clients after the
devastating lumber market crash in 2006. Her
mentorship skills are also of note. Under Betty Ann’s leadership,
members of her team have excelled in their work, undertaking a
professional growth that clients have both noticed and appreciated.
In the profession, she was secretary of the Prince George CA Club
and a part-time instructor at the College of New Caledonia. Betty
Ann’s community work is significant—a member of the Rotary Club
of Prince George-Yellowhead for 20 years and treasurer for ͕ٕ